Adrenomedullin and proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide inhibit agonist-stimulated aldosterone secretion of human adrenocortical cells, through a mechanism probably involving the impairment of calcium influx

Biomedical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-158

  Belloni, Anna S ^a   Tortorella, Cinzia ^a   Gottardo, Lucia ^a   Meneghelli, Virgilio ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM ION; CORTICOTROPIN; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROADRENOMEDULLIN; PROADRENOMEDULLIN N TERMINAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0031685641     PISSN: 03886107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.19.155     Document Type: Article

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